MMS for iPhone Rollout Comes Two Weeks Early
iPhone owners rejoice!
Back in June Apple announced that it was adding MMS functionality with iPhone 3.0. Even though AT&T couldn’t make it happen until "later in the summer," iPhone owners were very, very happy. However, as the summer months wore on, AT&T couldn't (or wouldn't) specify a date for when it would support the function, despite the fact that most other countries had already rolled it out. Last week AT&T announced that customers using the iPhone would finally get MMS on September 25.
With 11 days left until September 25, several reports this morning indicate that many iPhone owners on AT&T can already send MMS. Are you one of the lucky ones? If so, welcome to 2005. It's all so exciting!
Just as an FYI, PC World reports that iPhone users who say MMS is working for them are typically running iPhone OS 3.1 with carrier file 5.0.
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Imagine that!
Sending a picture in a message!
*shakes head in disbelief*
Welcome to the future
Two weeks early?????
More like three years late.
About time! If using MMS gets really popular, I wonder how that's going to further affect the AT&T bandwidth issues with 3G phones.
Nothing on my phone yet
Same here running 3.1 and 5 also an dstill nothing. Must be the areas they are in.
Must be the area because I have the 3.1 and running 5.0 and nothing here in the Dallas, TX area, or at least for me.
I've been sending MMS for over 6 years now (not with iphone), what the *** is going on in the states? MMS is such a basic feature.......
I live in the Dayton area of Ohio. I just checked for updates last night, I have AT&T 5.0 and firmware 3.1(.1), and have restarted my phone. No option to send mms for pictures, or to enable it in the settings menu. Perhaps I am not lucky, or the feature has not rolled out in my area.
*Looks at iPhone* I have seen the future.
Oh boy and this is marketed as new.
Nope, nothin for me either. At least we are finally getting it. I was sending picture messages in high school....
Off Subject. I figured its Monday...and need some laughs. Here's a repost of my iPhone "Red Neck" Jokes..
Apple Redneck:
If you use an iPhone and ask for an upgrade jPhone - you are an Apple Redneck.
If you join the army in hopes to use the iPhone as a land mine in the MidEast - you are an Apple Redneck.
If you use an iPhone to threaten or have your first cousin girlfriend sign contracts not to do a paternity test of her unborn child - you are an Apple Redneck.
If you buy two iPhones hoping to add them to your two eyes, so that when you are drunk, your first cousin girlfriend looks prettier - you are an Apple Redneck.
What do you call a person with two iPhones - a four-eyed Apple Redneck
If you brought a bag full of iPhones to light up during the 4th of July - you are an Apple Redneck.
If you took a picture of your naked first cousin girlfriend with your iPhone - you are an Apple Redneck.
If you send an packaged iPhone with your name and return adress to your local Sheriff's office, with a letter threatening to release your Dad/Uncle or you'll blow the Sheriff's office to peices - you are an Apple Redneck.
If you think since you have an iPhone now, you should leave your first cousin girlfriend and date Paris Hilton, or Megan Foxx, or Heidi Klumm, or Rosie O'Donald - you are an Apple Redneck.
If you answer your iPhone with "Fire in the Hole!" - you are an Apple Redneck. (I was going to use this with the "first cousin girlfriend" refernce...but thought it may be too vulgar for some of you young bucks. *nudge nudge*...*wink wink*)
If you work for MS and went to an MS company meeting touting the pictures of you and Steve Jobs getting naked together on your iPhone - you are an Apple Redneck.
I shall conjur more....
Next up MS "Red Neck" Jokes....Later
Signed:
Lazy Fat American
Fixing:
"Another Lazy Fat American"
Nope, nothin for me either. At least we are finally getting it. I was sending picture messages in high school....
None of us are going to know when you went to high school, Ted.
Grats to AT&T for setting a late date and then beating it so they can play games with words and say they rolled it out early, even though the truth would be they are years behind the competition in that area.
Hey bravo AT&T. I'm glad you are bringing us this awesome new technology 2 weeks early. You are very gracious and kind. AT&T really doesn't get enough credit for being a top notch, customer oriented company.
/sarcasm
I have all the latest software, but, I do NOT have an option on my iPhone to attach and send a pic as MMS. Don't blame AT&T, when its OBVIOUSLY Apple's fault so far. And, this shows how really full of cr*p Apple really is. They brag and brag about being "cutting edge", when they cant even make a phone to send a pix msg!! That is so far beyond lame that words fail me. Steve Jobs, are you listening??? You should be ashamed that your vaunted iPhone cannot even do what one of those free Samsung cr*p phones you get for signing up can do. This is WHY Microsoft continues to kick your a**, as bad as they are at times. Because even they wouldn't be THIS lame....
I have all the latest software, but, I do NOT have an option on my iPhone to attach and send a pic as MMS. Don't blame AT&T, when its OBVIOUSLY Apple's fault so far. And, this shows how really full of cr*p Apple really is. They brag and brag about being "cutting edge", when they cant even make a phone to send a pix msg!! That is so far beyond lame that words fail me. Steve Jobs, are you listening??? You should be ashamed that your vaunted iPhone cannot even do what one of those free Samsung cr*p phones you get for signing up can do. This is WHY Microsoft continues to kick your a**, as bad as they are at times. Because even they wouldn't be THIS lame....
How is it Apple's fault when most phone networks have allowed MMS on their iPhones from the day Apple enabled it. I've been able to send picture messages on O2 in the UK for many months now. When I go to send a message there is a little round camera button next to the text entry box. If I click on that it gives me the options to "Take Photo or Video", "Choose Existing" or "Cancel". It has worked like a charm since about early/mid-June.
None of us are going to know when you went to high school, Ted.Grats to AT&T for setting a late date and then beating it so they can play games with words and say they rolled it out early, even though the truth would be they are years behind the competition in that area.
I had to give you a thumbs up for that one. That was a fail on my part
@ r3t4rd: Don't quit your day job...if writing jokes is your day job, you're screwed or your audience is extremely retarded.
@ r3t4rd: Don't quit your day job...if writing jokes is your day job, you're screwed or your audience is extremely retarded.
I agree with you.
The people who aren't seeing it, haven't gotten the new Carrier file from AT&T, there are reports that this update has been going out to some people. I was not one of the lucky ones and without the feature enabled, you won't see the MMS features on your phone at all. If you update the Carrier file manually, or get the update, and you can see the feature, successfully being able to send or receive MMS messages has been sporatic, I personally have had success, but not in every area I've tried it. Its hit or miss at home (East of DFW Texas) but had success in Plano/Richardson and Mesquite.
well im sorry to say, how is it possible that the market leading phone is or has been incapable to send a picture message, either as previously stated by a company who's foundations and fundamental ideas are built on inovation, and then when "Apple" provide the option it is thwarted by the oldest and dont quote me largest telecomunications company in the USA, to add, even my G1 with its android os which basically is like a new born baby can do this (ok its no iphone beater but as a comparison?) come on guys a market leader that says i cant do yet more than i can do now its not a good advert, quit the music abilty get some basic phone functionality just my 2p anyway.
G1 - rooted
T-mobile UK
How much does it cost to send a photo?
Alright. Only about 28 months late.
We've had news of teens snapping shots of themselves in indecent positions in the UK news for years now (and it was obviously sent via MMS or Bluetooth), how far behind is the US?
My Nokia also has MMS. Though, I'm one step ahead and just send images via email, MSN or uploading it somewhere and sending the link. I'd even consider MMS getting out of date now.
how do you upgrade Carrier File manually?
Is anyone having issues receiving MMS the stupid old way? I have had lots of people try to send me pictures and I never receive the notifications that have been the embarrassment of the iPhone
I'm still waiting for 3G in Georgia... wtg AT&T
GOT IT!
upgraded the carrier file manually!!!
it works but only when wifi is OFF bummer but ehh wifi can wait till the 25th.
heres the tutorial on how i did it.
it is not mine im just posting it to help others.
http://adam.midlane.net/iPhone/iPhoneMMS.pdf
make sure you do the last step. i didnt do it the first time, and it didnt work.
hope i helped!
This carrier file thing did not work for me. It shows up and it will start to send but when it gets to the end where it is actually going to send it through the network, it stalls for 2 minutes and fails. I live in the DFW area, so we may not be allotted as one of the test area's, but it still doesnt work. Though, I am excited just to see MMS on my iphone.
Oh, btw! I have an iphone 3gs running v.3.0. It states that it may not work on previous firmwares, but I am jb and I am very happy being jb so until they come out with the jb for 3.1, I will stay happy with 3.0! Plus, it looks like at&t is going to come out with the carrier file that is going to work with 3.0 and up so I have no need to upgrade at the moment..